Craft Confession

I also have a little craft confession. When I moved to Tokyo I packed...um...an entire box of scrap paper! When my mum read my packing slip with descriptions of box contents she was outraged that I was taking 'Scrap paper'! ha ha I know paper is so heavy but I had spent years collecting these pieces of paper which I use for everything from artworks to gift wrapping to making Christmas cards. I'd carefully collected snippets of paper from all parts of my life. The girls at VOGUE Living used to warn me when they'd just put all of the unwanted wallpaper samples and press releases in the bin and I used to rummage through the otto bin searching for floral and flocked wallpaper pieces. (glamorous I know!) There is something very inspiring to me about my scrap paper collection. I like arranging the pieces in nice combinations and seeing how the textures and colours react and relate to each other. In any case, that's my dirty little craft secret. And here are two little pics of my collection!

Ebz! I have 2 huge craft boxes. I pulled them out on the weekend and my flatmates were amazed at how much stuff I have acquired over the years. It always comes in handy though - I can't bring myself to throw anything out.

This is super dooper Ebony! I used to go all around the city picking flyers and funny bits of paper... And I used to steal all those art show flyers that people stick up in school... A lot of them have nice floral/patterned bits. Hahaha..

OMG I do this too!!! In the past six years I've lived in Chicago, Japan, Australia (Sydney, and then the countryside), Long Island, and now in CA. I take my paper everywhere! My husband thinks I'm crazy, but doesn't say anything as long as my paper doesn't outweigh his electric guitar! =)

I can't believe mamma sandwich wrote that, she's so cool. you know my mum has always complained about the stories of my everythings. I had quite so much that they (my sister and mum) got sick of asking me when I would take it. That they had a garage sale of all my stuff (that wasn't so precious) and threw out all the things (papers, cuttings, bias, paints, brushes and fabrics) that I most treasured.

Heart breaking, but I get it, as I was always so emotionally attached to every paper or craft/design object I collected, and my artworks..

Now I am a mother of 38 I get that I need to move on a little on the collecting phase, but I allow my kids to have mad moments like this in the future, cause I understand.

I have never posted before but wanted to mention I L O V E your blog in the sweetest of ways.

I would dearly love it if you checked into my blog sometime

lalahiprism.blogspot.com

even if i were to make it to you blog roll. I'd be ever so pleased.

I just to live in Tokyo and worked for Kspace. I had a friend in Kichiyogi Park and my son was 2 when I lived there we went everywhere by bike. It ws difficult mothering and working a that time but I loved the spring. I took many photos too.It was good chatting.

I love your secret obsession.......because I have the very same one!!!! My family get so annoyed with me keeping gift wrap/interesting packaging/magazine cuttings but I just can't seem it give it up!!You have made me feel confident and happy in my addiction. We should start 'Scrap Paper Collectors Anonymous!!

About Me

Hello. I am Hello Sandwich. I am an Australian artist and graphic designer living in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. I love Japan, bento boxes, pantone 107.3 and metallic hologram foil, polka dots and plaid, Holbein gouache and fluoro pencils and I have a huge crush on Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugito. I would like to share with you some of the things that inspire me. I hope you will enjoy.